Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel

Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel

CEO & Publisher at nancyjane.org

TED Attendee
Oakland, California, United States
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About Nancy

I am a…

Activist, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Explorer, Global soul, Life mentor, Musician, Social entrepreneur

I'm passionate about

life, music, my grandson, family and friends, humanity

An idea worth spreading

2016 will be the year of wonderment and gratitude.

The TED story

My pre-TED 2015 story: Married for 33 years to my best friend and the man I loved, the father of my children and grandchildren. Busy working as publisher in San Francisco specializing in design and technology, leading several trade book and online course imprints, looking forward to a future with my husband we worked so hard for. My post-TED 2015 story: A year of intense grieving the loss of my husband and trying to make meaning out of what was a random and brutal murder while he was hiking his favorite trail near our home; the killers were identified by witnesses, but are still at large. My TED story today, 2016, is "Starting Over" -- I can't think of any better way to start over than to attend TED.

Things you might not know

speaking on topics of the heart